Head to head
Limassol (Cyprus) vs Mykonos (Greece).
🇨🇾 Cyprus against 🇬🇷 Greece, on tax, residence, cost, and the life. Same model, same year, no brochure.
🇨🇾 Cyprus against 🇬🇷 Greece, on tax, residence, cost, and the life. Same model, same year, no brochure.
| Limassol (Cyprus) | Mykonos (Greece) | |
|---|---|---|
| Effective tax at $300K | 31% | 41% |
| Effective tax at $1M | 34% | 43% |
| Effective tax at $3M | 35% | 44% |
| Kept at $1M | $661K | $569K |
| Capital gains | 0% | 15% |
| Cost index (Zurich 100) | 70 | 108 |
| Safety | 8/10 | 7/10 |
| Schools | 7/10 | 4/10 |
| Sun hours | 3,300 | 3,050 |
| Supercar street index | #42 | #27 |
| Routes in | Golden visa, Remote work visa | Golden visa, Lump sum residence, Remote work visa |
| Net millionaire inflow 2025 (country, Henley) | n/a | +1,200 |
| Flight London | 5 | 4.2 |
| Flight New York | 11.7 | 10.8 |
Simplified marginal model, indicative 2026 brackets, non-US single filer, no social contributions, deductions, wealth taxes, or treaties.
Limassol (Cyprus) keeps more of a $1M salary, $92K a year on this model. Mykonos (Greece) answers with the life itself.
Capital gains: Limassol (Cyprus) 0%, Mykonos (Greece) 15%. The order of operations, move then sell or sell then move, decides more than the rate. Neither city taxes wealth as such.
Limassol (Cyprus) leads on schools, safety, a lower cost and sun.
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Tax figures use a simplified marginal model with indicative 2026 brackets for a non-US single filer, ignore social contributions, most deductions, wealth taxes, and treaties, and are not advice. Residence rules change often. Verify before acting.